NASLite Network Attached Storage

www.serverelements.com
Task-specific simplicity with low hardware requirements.
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:24 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:37 pm 
Offline

Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:56 pm
Posts: 82
My NASLite+ boxes sit headless in a small utility room and normally need no attention at all :D Every once in a while I need to do some maintenace that requires me to drag in and temporarily setup a monitor. I'd like to get a small, cheap monitor that i can leave connected in the utility room but so far everyting I found is geared towards the automotive or portable market and is expensive.

Anybody know of a small cheap ($100 max) monitor that can be used?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:39 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:39 pm
Posts: 633
Location: California
I use a 12+ year old permanently connected Sony CRT that gets the job done, although it takes a while to "warm up" and is pretty dim. I suggest getting a deal on a small refurbished LCD ... should cost you less that $70. If you're brave, try ebay. Else try http://www.pricewatch.com/monitors/ or occasionally a good deal can be had at http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=22&l=en&lob=MON&MODEL_DESC=ALL&s=dfh.

:) Georg


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:20 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:56 pm
Posts: 82
Thanks Georg. The key for me is that I need something small, there is not enough room i the closet for a "normal sized" LCD monitor. I need something in the 7" to 9" range.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:31 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:39 pm
Posts: 633
Location: California
I had the same problem ... but being unwilling to a] spend more; b] "re-cycle" (instead of trash) a still working CRT; and c] it being somewhat low priority; and finally d] frequency of use being so low; ... I instead :idea: re-arranged the closet space to accommodate the CRT. Not sure if that's doable in your case.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:39 pm 
Offline

Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:04 pm
Posts: 109
Location: Belgium
I had the luck to get, on eBay, a small lcd monitor (11")
previously used in a cashout system

it came with it's own pci graphics card
the beauty of it: that card provides power to the monitor via the vga cable

so I only have to plug the vga cable in the vga extension cable, modded into the front, and we have picture


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group